HWhy, Harry, whatever is the matter?" said a pleasant voice behind him. "'It can't be you are afraid of Molly, my gentle Jersey cow.'" Harry turned aroUnd quickly and how happy he was to see their nearest neighbor, Mr. Fred Ellis, coming towards him.

UN ow I am sure Jesus does love me and takes care of me," he cried. ··1 thought because I "vas si.~ years old that I was able to take care of myself. But I guess I'm just a little boy still and need someoIte to take care of me. So Jesus sent you."

··Y es, H said Mr. Ellis, Hand He takes care of big folks like me, and loves each and every one of us. I'm afraid I had almost forgotten that, for I have stayed away from Church for ,"veeks. After this, I'll have more trust in my Master and receive comfort in every time of sorrow from the teachings of the Bible and the Churcn," he said thoughtfully. Hearne, Harry, I'll take you home. I think you have learned your lesson "veIL"

Soon Harry '\vas at home, and running into the house to his anxious mother, cried, ··rm safe, ·Mommy: 1 "vas lost, but Jesus took care of me and sent Mr. Ellis to sho'\v me the way home. I'm sorry I dis, obeyed you and '\vent too far in the woods. Please forgive me, ·Mommy.' I'll never be so naughty again. I guess I'm still a little boy even if I am. six years old.· ..

Lovingly his mother took him in her arms and said softly, "'I'm sure my little boy '\vill be careful not to disobey me again. I'm so happy that you rea.ill4e how mu~Jesus loves you pld is ever '\vatching over.. you."

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By Irene Post Hulett

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Opportunities for evil, Opportunities for good, Oh, be quick to shun the evil, And as quick to do the good!

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Ftnt Issue June 13, 1844 A Magazine for Chrilfian Enlightenment and '".plraHon

HURLEY S. WARREN, D.D., Edi1.or L. H. NORTH, Manager of the Publishing House

Contributing Editors: DAVID S. CLARKE .•.............•........ Missions

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HARLEY SUTTON, Emeritus (MRS.) MIZPAH S. GREENE ........ Children's Page

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PLAINFIELD, N. J., FEBRUARY 12, 1951 Vol. 150, No.7 Whole No. 5,429

IN THIS ISSUE Editorial: Jamaica Mission Advance ._ .. _ .... _ ... _.. 99 Features: Conference Presidenes Corner .......... 98

From the Editor·s, Mailbox ..... _ .... _ .... _ .... _ .... _ ..... 100 Helping Hand Editor Appointed.-Alfred Begins to Prepare for Conference _.102· Statement of Belief _ .. _ ... _ ... _ .... _ ... _ .......... _ .... _ ..... 105

Missions: Can You Match These? ..... _ .... _ ........... 103 Children's Page: Robin·s Search ..... _ .... _ .... _ .... _ .. 104 Woman's Work: Memorial Service for

Mrs. Nettie M. West ..... _ .... _ .... _ .......... _ .......... _ ..... 104 Church N ews .... _ .... _ .... _._._ ......... _ .......... _ .... -.... _ .... _ ..... 107 Our Servicemen.-··One Great Time for Sh' .. A . anng. - cceSSlons ..... _ ... _ .... _ .... _ .... _ .... _ ........... 112

Front Cover Picture Lincoln Memorial, Springfield, 111.

Photo by David S. Warren.

Conference President's Corner ARE YOU A CONTRIBUTOR

TO THE CHURCH OR A STEWARD OF GOD?

. It is required in stewards, that a man be found faithfuL"

A wise tither is a steward. A steward is a trustee,. and a trustee is one who holds property or serves as administrator in behalf of another. Thus, a Christian steward is one \vho realizes that everything he commonly calls his own really belongs to God. ~

Illustrative. of this concept is the intro .. ductory verse of Jesus' parable of the talents: '~For the case is that of a man going abroad, who summoned his servants and handed' over his property to them. ... ". Matthew 25: 14 (Moffatt). The fac:t that EVERYTHING belongs to God is well stated in Psalm 24: 1, HThe earth is the Lord"s, and the fulness thereof; the world, and they that dwell therein.'· Paul wisely remindt::d Timothy that Hwe brought nothIng into this "\vodd, and it is certain "\,ve can carry nothing out.'" 1 Timothy 6: 7. He might have added a corollary to the effect that whatever we may accum" ulate in wealth or goods between birth and death continues to be the property of God. At no time and in no way can we truthfully say that our "possessionsH

or our Hholdings~' are our very own. The person who Hcontributes,H even

generously, to the Church or to the de' nomination may know little if anything of the joy of stewardship. It is entirely possible that some who have tithed for years fail to know of the thrill of steward .. ship if they feel that only one tenth be' longs to God, if they' believe that the rest is their very own and that they are accountable for it ONLY to themselves.

The wise stewards are those who realize that all they earn, all they share, all they have, and all they are - the gift and'the giver the earnings and the earner -ALL BELONG TO GOD. The wise giver does not "contribute""' to the Church; rather, he "returns·· to the- Lord (through the Church or in other ways) a portion of that which belongs to Him.

Alton L. Wheeler, Conference President.

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JAMAICA MISSION ADVANCE Seventh Day Baptists have an outstand,

ing team in Jamaica. The Randolph,Mills combination with its effective, far,reaching influence and program is carrying forvJard the God .. given mission task as the work there has entered its second quarter cen" tury. By outstanding ",-ve mean that these consecrated missionaries of the Cross have \vhat is required to meet the needs and situations of the Jamaica fi~ld as they arise.

First, there is the ever,available and operating force of the Holy Spirit \vho has blessed the gro\ving work of Seventh Day Baptists on the island. This truly is a labor for God in proclaiming and living Christ and the Sabbath.

PLEASE BE PATIENT The more frequent embargoes go into

effect, the less regular becomes the arrival of the weekly issues of the Sabbath Re­corder.

So, we again ask your patience if your copy does not reach you promptly. We shall continue publishing the Recorder regularly, hoping that the transportation snarl will be untangled soon.

Next, come the na!ives themselves, "\vith, out which there "\vould be neither mission' ary chance nor challenge. Many lama' cians are in need of hearing of Christ so that 'they may have the privilege of accepting Him as their personal Saviour.

_ They need Christian nurture and training, fello\vship and kindly understanding. They need education and vocational guidance. These needs are being met increasingly through the devoted services of our mis" . . Sionanes.

There are the native \vorkers \vho are the key people in missionary· and evan .. gelistic outreach in new communities. Called of God and trained for their tasks , these workers faithfully perform the min' istries assigned to them to His glory and to the strengthening of our work on that field.

There is the Seventh Day Baptist Mis .. sionary Society under \vhose auspices the Jamaica Mission is being conducted. Well

, over tv,:cnty,f)ve years af~o the Board of Managers of the society sent R.ev. \Vjlljam L. Burdick, then corresponding E;ecretary. and Rev. Carl A. Hansen to jnvestlf~atc the possibili tics of cEta bl ishing III j r,f,]On

vJork on the Island of Jamaica. So thurough \.vas their investigation, so v,rholchcarted \.l.'as their reception there, and so fa vora bIe \.vas their report here th:-it Eteps VJere im; mediately taken to begin the VJorl:. The devotion and sacrifice of the C::ounE, the Hargises, the Crichlo\}'ls, and nov.' that of the Randolphs and Mills have brou/~ht us to this signal hour.

A Real Live l\1issionary

"H ( ov..' many 0. you have ever .q.:cn a real live missionary?" asked the Plalnfjdd pastor as he be~an his meSS:1g:e for the hoys and girls Sabhath mornjnf~·

AlI eye s "\v ere t urn edt () war d t L (: r u] pit near which sat Rev. WarJner T. Fit;: Ran­dolph, "vho, \vith Mrs. Randol ph ;1nd their son Ronnie. is on furlou~h in the lJnited States from his mis,sion;lry "vork ;n Ja­maica. Many v.rho attended (;cncra] C,on' ference at Salc:m~ W. Va., la~:;t AUf~ur:t met the Randolphs and received fre.~d) informa­tion on the great "l.rork bein~-! dcme in Jamaica.

Mr. Randolph '5 visits to thc C:hurchcf~ under the auspices of the Mis,:;iunary So~ ciety are n1aking, possible a hetter under­standing of the v;ork that is beinr-! done and the attenda.nt needs. l-lc 15 ahvays careful to mention those \~ho have built [,0

vJell during the first quarter century.

Crandall Hi~h School

A n10re recent feature. of the J:im;11ca Mission is the Crandall Ii If~h Sc110()L Opened in September, 194R. ~,J;ith ;In en' rollment of ] 4 studcnu~, F:taffcd hy 4 teach; ers, the schoo] no,'; enrolls 70 ~tudcntr,.

Prior to starting Cra.ndall J-Ij~h Sc1")o()J, Dr. Ben H .. Crandall of A1fred, N. Y., co,operated ·v..rlth Rev. \Vardncr Randolph in making a complete survey of !-;cho01 needs and possibi1j tics un dcr the a \l 'plect) of the Missionary Society. On tIle baLlS of the extensive survey made, it v.'a;:, dc.' cided to launch out in faith countin/~ on the support of consecrated Seventh Day Baptists, both in Jamaica and e]r.cwherc, to provide thc necessary means and eqUJp' ment to keep the school jn 5cE,;:lon. 'rhat

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faith has been vindicated. At the present time, due to generous support both at home and abroad and the management of Principal Neal D. Mills, the school is able to operate with a small balance.

Appropriately the school was named Cr~ndall High School after Dr. Crandall who did so much to make possible a Sev .. enth Day Baptist educational institution in Jamaica.

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cated on a farm outside of Kingston has been felt for some time. The expense of board in Kingston prevents some worthy young people from attending Crandall High School. Thus if acreage could be procured either with or without suitable buildings, a nne start toward a vocational school would be made. This is a major project of the Jamaica Mission at present. Those present at Conference in Salem last August will remember the strong sentiment in favor of this project.

Within recent weeks, as Rev. Mr. Ran .. dolph has been visiting some of our Churche,s, tangible offers of equipment, livestock, and poultry have" been made. One Church has offered to equip a work .. shop. Another has raised the question of sending a cow for the farm. Yet another group has spoken of a small tractor. And some people have in mind sending some baby chickens.

Although the Jamaica Mission cannot make immediate use of these offers, no doubt they will stand until they are needed. Mr. Randolph remarked that it would be nice to start their poultry department with Seventh Day Baptist baby chicks.

Mounting Interest in Missions So, interest in our Jam.aica and other mis"

sions continues to grow. A missionary from Jamaica not only prompts a lively interest in. the field that he serves but also commends a broader understanding of and participation in the total missionary pro" gram. Nevertheless, with the Randolph visitation, the Jamaica work is coming alive to many of us with a freshness that will mean a sustained and an expanded program.

Spiritual Success We would not give the impression in

this brief glimpse of the developing Ja ..

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maica program that the spiritual. side is. being neglected. By no means! Our mis ... sionaries of the Cross recognize their first task to be the preaching and teaching of the Gospel of Jesus Christ. Yet, from the inception of Christian missions that pri .. mary task in any true missionary enter .. prise has always been strengthened by educational and vocational projects. In fact, these are an outgro,\vth of the· shar.­ing of the good news by those who are commissioned for missionary \vork.

Jamaica is no exception. Although in certain localities there an active Seventh Day Baptist group may have passed from the scene, yet in other places interest has been springing up and established Churches are growing stronger financially, numeri, cally, and spiritually. The will to do their part and the zeal '-Vith '\v hich that part is performed are commendable characteris .. tics of our brothers and sisters in Christ in Jamaica.

Seventh Day Baptists may \vell take courage from the advance of the Jamaica Mission. Let us support both Our mis .. sionaries and our native brethren by our praying and by our giving.

FROM THE EDITOR'S MAILBOX

Dear Editor:

We want to endorse your editorial policy of printing pertinent. though can' troversial, Issues.

I refer specifically to Darrell Barber ~s article in the January 1st special issue. Some of us feel these issues help-detennine our eternal destiny. Hope to write more at length later relative to our HMedita' tions. ~~

Best Christian wishes, O. A. Davis.

1046 W. Taylor Street, Phoenix, Ariz.,

January 18, 1951.

Dear Editor: Misleading information in the literary

world is as serious a thing in my mind as is a deliberate untruth. In fact, it is, if anything, more serious for it usually clouds the intentions of the original au"

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thor. Whoever '\vrote the article on page 52 and 53 of the January 22, 1951, Sab, bath Recorder, in adding to and subtract' ing from the original work should con' sider himself under the anathema of all truth .. loving authors.

It appears that the author of the article as it is in the Sabbath Recorder completely misunderstood the fine conclusions in the report, The Home of the Rural Pastor, by Ralph A. Felton (Department of the Rural Church, Dre\v Theological Seminary, Madison, N. ]., c. 1948), had never read it, or deliberately misquoted. it to ease a stricken conscience.

In a section of conclusions on page 108 of this pamphlet the :tuthor rcvic\vs an unpublished thesis by Miss Ellen B. Ather' ton in 1947 \vhich \vas a study of :, 88 ministers' '\vives. He says, HThe average of 388 wives has spent 17 years in a par' sonage and will probably spend that much longer there. Thirty ... four years is a long time to '\"'lork '\vithout salary and to live in a house one does not o\vn. It should be the very best the Church can provide."

This comes out entirely different than the purported review in the Sabbath Re, corder '\vhich says, "'The average pastor's wife lives 32 vears in a house she does not o'\vn and for ~hich she does not pay rent. So she does not complain if it is incon, venient. H The conclusion here conveyed is that the minister~s \vife Should not com' plain if she doesn"t have conveniences be' cause she doesn "t pay rent! (I '\vould say '\vith Simeon Stylites of the Christian Century, HIn the name of Allah, figs!")

One other quote from the fine survey will serve to give the intent of the author. HWhen the house'\vork of the pastor's wife is lightened, she is in a much better position to be of help to her children and her husband as well as to be of service to her Church and community." Every lay' man and mlnlster should study this thought .. provoking bulletin.

Sincerely for Truth,

R · hb ~ N Y Melvin G. Nida. lC urf;, . ., January 29, 1951.

(Editor~s note: Concerning the fore' ing comments by Brother Nida, the Sab .. bath Recorder "\vould state that t\VO letters over the signature of Dr. Ralph A. Felton

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ur~jng the use of rcle;tEcs hC;l(Jed. "Rural Church Notes'" arc in it:) files. 'The re' lease referred to by M.,.... NiJa C1rj~_;inatcd J11

Dr. Felton's office.)

Editor, the Sahh;ith RccurJcr.

Dear Sir: At the regubr quarterly hlEjnC'.~;~, lncct,

in~ of the Evangelical Seventh I);1)' Bap, tist Church, Washjn~2:t()n, IJ. C:'. held January ]4, }951, the foll(J\I.'ini~ acfj()n \IJ;lf·.

taken by the C:hurch: ' That the EV;lngelical Seventh I);IY IbI"

tist Church, W;IEhington, D. C:" -,I/itJH.!r:i'N ;j 5 an jndividua1 Ch urch f f()m ;J ny a if i] i;I' tion v,1ith the Nation;!] C:r)uncil ()f th(: Churches of Christ in the lJnitcd Stater;. of Amcric;l and th;d :1 k1tcr t() t}J:i1 effect be sent to the N:ttj r ma1 C>JllllciJ, tll!: Seventh Day Baptist C;cnera] (~()nfcrcnc(~, and to the Sabhath Recorder.

During the same meeting, ;~ n1()ti()n "\1.';lrs

made, seconded, and pa,t.:;sccJ that mcmhc[!, of the Evan,gelical Seventh 1);1), B;q")tjl.t Church he allowed u) contrihute' tu tlH~ Seventh Day Baptist DeI1()rninati()n;d Bud, get throu~h the Church, \,,,it}) the C-':hurch receiving credit for same in any jj.ctini: --­provided that the treasurer, in tra.nEmjttin~~ such contribu tion s, specifics th a t TH) p:l rt nf the money sent is to ~o to the N;lti(Jna] Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America, and further pro' vided that, in any listing of contrihution.'; from various Seventh Day BaptiFt Churches to the Seventh I)ay B:lptirt 1)c:' nominational Budget \,.,here thl.') Ch'urch if;

ii-5ted as a contrihutor it \vill l'w nuted in such listing that no part of t}i;it ;nn(;unt is to go to the National Cuuncil.

Sincerely YOUTE"

(Lt.) Madge; B. C,()nycr~~,. Church Clerk.

804 Overlook Drive, Huntinj!,tcJl1, Alexandria, Va.,

Ja.nuary 30, 1951.

STEWARDSHIP SABBATH March 3, 1951

Every Seventh Day Baptist Church '~'ill ,,.'ant to make early and effective

plans f?r the ohs.ervancc of Stewardship Sabbath.

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HELPING HAND EDITOR APPQINTED

By Rev. Wayne R. Rood Chairman, Committee on Higher Education

Seventh Day Baptist Board of Christian Education .

It is witli a deep feeling of appreciation for past standards of achievement as well as with a keen sense of anticipation that the Seventh Day Baptist Board of Chris .. tian Education announces the commission ... ing of Rev. Melvin G. Nida to prepare the

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Helping Hand lessons for 1952. Well aware of the responsibilities placed· upon his successor by the consistent and pains .. taking writing of Rev. ErIo E. Sutton for many yeats, the board's Committee on Higher Education unanimously recom'" mended the appointment of Mr. Nida to the January quarte~ly meeting of the board, which in turn unanimo~sly ap' proved tJ:1e. choice.

Melvin Nida has been admirably pre ... ~ pared by experience and training for the

task he is to assume. A convert to the Sabbath, he understands the Sabbath con ... viction. A conscientious objector to mili, tary service who served during W orId War II in military mental and rehabilita .. cion hospitals, he knows the conflicting loyalties born of the current world tension and of the need of men for the Christian

. gospel. A graduate of Salem College and

the Alfred School of Theology who has taken training in several seminaries, he knows the Seventh Day Baptist denomi, nation both from within and from without. Always interested primarily in Biblical studies during his seminary career, ,largely because it was through his own personal reading of the Bible that he came to Seventh Day Baptist convictions, he has equipped himself with a working knowl .. edge of the Biblical languages and of a variety of methods of Biblical study. Those who have heard and read his statement of belief for. his recent ordination at Rich .. burg, N. Y., where he is now pastor, and who listened to his stimulating analysis of the message of- Hosea at the last Gen .. era! Conference, will look forward to his studies for the Helping Hand in 1952.-

Assisting in launching the new editor upon his demanding task will be an ad .. visory council appointed by the board at its last meeting. Associated with Mr. Nida in this maJ)ner will be the following: A. ]. C. Bond, Harold O. Burdick, Edward Crandall, Ronald 1. Hargis, Everett T. Harris, and Wayne R. Rood.

ALFRED BEGINS TO PREPARE FOR CPNFERENCE Though August is still months away,

many wheels, both large and small, are beginning to turn in Alfred, thus setting in motion the complex machinery that is involved in the business of entertaining a Seventh Day Baptist General Conference. The General Committee, representing both the First and Second Alfred Churches and numbering over ninety different people, is busily laying plans for the event that will bring some :five hundred delegates and visitors to the Alfred community' next August.

In command of this . enterprise are two executive chairmen, Clifford M. Potter and Everett T. H.arris, and a secretary, Mrs. A. J. C. Bond. Specific tasks have been allocated to a series of Conference com'" mittee chairmen, who, in turn, are sup'" ported in depth with able helpers.

Mrs. M. E. Kenyon and Mrs. Dana Peck head the all .. important Housing and Reg' istration Committee, and H. O. Burdick is in charge of the Commissary Committee.

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CAN YOU MATCH THESE? Just a refresher course on persons, places, projects qf our Europc;q) S('\-\Tlth 1);1),

Baptists. (Put the letter opposite correct item in right column hefore tllc Jtcrn matching it in left column.)

1. Date of first English Church 2. Pastor at Haarlem 3. 4.

5. 6. 7. 8.

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10. II. 12. 13.

President of German Conference German leader killed in \V orld

War II Java Mission Evangelical Sabbatarian Mission Moravian chapel Founder of Seventh Day Baptists

in Germany Treasurer of Dutch Conference,

prominent merchant Mill Yard Church pastor Truth, Light, Life The Sabbath Observer American Seventh Day Baptist

relief agent

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(d) (c) (f) (g) (h) 0) (j)

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Quarterly German Sc',.:cnth Day Baptist hooklet

G. Zjjlstra Hamhurg Seventh D;!y B;q)tir~t

Church meeting place Goudsmjt, 1\101. Graaf;,t;d Heinrich Chr. Bruhn 1()17 Rev. P. Taekema Rev. '\)...1 a1 ter Losch

Rev. J. C;. Schmid London Seventll I)ay B;].pti~t puh,

lic;].tion Rev. L. Richard (~()nra<.1i

Rev. James McGeachy English Seventh Day B;~ptjst mi5'

. SlGn agency

Elder Qtto Kohler

Look up in recent Year Books (Missionary Society Reports, lifts of ·v.'orkcrs for our denomination 9 relief committee reports, fraternal mess;{f.!'cs) or Sabb:d.h Rl'cunkn:; about these persons and projects. Arrange further stuuy of EurOpC;1I1 Prot (' r,!;l n t "vork~ especially our o\vn. Include a study of ma tcrja I ;1 nel .I;,pi r1 t u:d :tiu th r( Jll F h Church relief agencies (Church World Service and our O\l;n Conference),

Through Church World Service alone in 1950, 11/2 million pouIJ<h of cl(Jthinf~ and 6 million pounds of food ,\vent to Europe.

Our o\vn relief shipments in 1949 .. 50 amounted to

totaled 251/ 2 tons. It cost about $6,100 to handle this $7,200 to purchase oils, margarine, and other foods. 1950 Year Book.}

11/2 tuns and durirH! 1 <J4(),SO foou ;!nu c1otllini":: ;inJ ;dl{)ut (Sec ddails un p;q~l' 34 of

Investigate \vays of contributing more effectively to fricnJ.<;:hip \vith European Seventh Day Baptists and to Church \vork in \vhich <:!ur Ccnn:lIl C>Jnfcrl'ncc c,pc' cially depends_ on American aid. Pray VJith them for achicvemt'nt of l~in,~J()m I~O;:l::. in Europe. Pray for Rev. and Mrs. Emmett H_ Bottom~, who \I,:iJ] ;lrrj·"c jn I:n,c:l:inu about the time this Recorder reaches you. D, s. C.

Information and mail \V111 be distributed by a committee supervised by Ben1.J)Tn Reid to delegates v.rho have been met at incoming trains and busses by a committee chairmaned by Ben R. Crandall.

Properties and the public address sys' tern for Conference sessions \vill be su per' vised by Willard Sutton, ~o\vers are to be provided by a committee in charge of Mrs. Robert Place, ushers and pages ,vill assist delegates under the direction of Gor .. don Ogden, problems of parking and

traffic \vill he solved by EUr~f'nc Reynoldrs. L. R. Polan js ch;!irman of the cornmit[cc charged \'vith the rcsponsihiJjty of findjnf~ rooms for all committees, Helen C)f;c.3cn and her committee arc makjnr~ arr:t11 f':C'

. ments for the nUfEcrYt and Edn;l S;ulnJcn, is at the head (If a commiuee {() pnNidc roorTIS for del e~~a tc~: rc:l:i >:;Jt j un - Y ()IHl t~ people '5 activi tics at Cun f ercnee \)"i11 be directed by the committee of \J"hich Evert Pearcy is chairman.

-PubJicity Committee.

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ROBIN'S SEARCH

(Continued from January 29)

Then away Robin skipped over hills and valleys, across broad fields and spark .. ling streams, along dusty roads until he came to a little village. Along a side street he skipped until he came to a school build .. ing. Robin clapped his hands gleefully and hurried up the steps for he saw a host of little children trooping into the room. He caught up with one chubby little fellow, went with him into the first grade room and cuddled up beside him when he took his seat. Of course the little fellow did not know the brownie was there. For some reason, though, he felt very happy all at once and his face dimpled with a cheery smile.

Then Robin cried out:

Ho! Ho! I've found the mate for me, And where you live I want to go,

A fine playfellow you will be; Your home's the one I want, I know.

N either the teacher nor the children heard what he said; they only wondered who was whispering. .

When it came time for the little boy to go home to dinner, Robin skipped along beside him so merrily that the little fellow cried, ""See how fast I can run. The little breezes almost makt! me fly."

Of course we know it was not the little breezes' but the little brownie who was making him so fleet .. footed.

. At last the little boy ran up the steps of a little brown house on a pleasant street. His mother s'tood at the door wait, ing for him and said 'with a smile, HWhat swift feet my little boy has! I wonder if they will not run up to the corner and get me a loaf of bread."

The little boy stopped right in the midst of a merry laugh, drew down his rosy face in a frightful scowl and \.vhined out, UNo, I won't get any old bread. rm too tired!'" and ran into the house.

Robin did not go in with him, no in .. deed.' He stood still for a moment and then cried out as he skipped quickly away:

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MEMORIAL SERVICE FOR MRS. NETTIE M. WEST

(From letters written by Mrs. Virginia Yeu, on December 7, 1950.)

"'We had a lovely memorial service for Mrs. West yesterday afternoon in Dr. Thorngate's house. It was our women's gathering so it was a good time to remem' ber our dear, wonderful woman, Mrs. West. About eighty people were present.

.... Mrs. Wang Ling ung read from the Bible, 2 Kings 4: 8,31. She gave many illustrations. I was asked to give the biography. The more I talked the more I thought she was a wonderful \.voman in giving her daughters to God and coming to China to help people here. She did not have a home of her own. She had a hard time- but never complained about anything. She ahva ys helped our Chinese people more than our own. She sewed lots . of baby clothes and others for poor people. I am so glad she has gone to our Heavenly Father where she \vill find peace and rest ....

"There were two groups of people who sang: one was your family, the :five chil~ dren; and the other, from the teachers in the school.

uThere were lots of flowers for our We Tha tha (Mrs. West). One was a cross of white carnations and chrysanthemums from the teachers. Besides, there 'Were potted flowers, and bouquets."

Others spoke, mostly from among Anna's old students. As is the custom at sucl} a service, light refreshments were served, the expense being borne by the closest friends of the family, since I was not there to do it .

Several non .. Christian friends were pres' ent so this was an opportunity to emphasi~e the Christian life.

(Mrs. Wang ~s a friend from another Church. Since she is an enthusiastic and consecrated worker, I think-they asked her to come.) M. L. W.

Oh; me! Oh, my! I feel like crying, In this nice house I cannot stay.

My disappointment's very trying

That this dear boy should disobey. . (To be continued) ..

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Statement of CHRISTIAN EXPERIENCE and BELIEF

By Rev. Theodore]. Hibbard

Pastor. Seventh Day Baptist Church. Hammond. La.

(Given at his ordination to the Chri!:tian mm­istry at the First Seventh Day Baptist Church

of Alfred, Alfred, N. Y., on Sabbath day, July 15. 1950.)

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Man

Since I believe that God is my Father and the Father of all men, r believe that all men are children of God~ created by Him in His own image. BSO God created man in his o\vn image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them." Genesis 1: 27.

I believe that man \.vas created as an object of God's love. to. be loved and to love Him in return. Therefore, man can' not be entirely evil or he \vould not he capable of receiving and returning God's love. However, God gave man the free \.vill to reject or to accept His love; to obey or disobey. Man chose disohedience and has not loved God as he should. He has failed to live up to GO(rS high pur' pose for him. Ho\.vever sinful man may be, God"s love is so great and changeless that He provides a way for man "5 re' demption and seeks to reconcile Dlan to

Himself by Jesus Christ. I Hbelieve that man· \vas made in the

image of God in his spiritual nature and personality, and is therefore the noblest \.vork of creation; that he has moral respon' sibility, and \.vas created for divine sonship and human fellowship, but because of disobedience he is in need of a Saviour." - Seventh Day Baptist Beliefs.

"Sin and Salvation

rbelieve that Hall have sinned, and come short of the glory of God." Romans 3: 23. There are sins of commission such as Utransgr~ssion of the la\.v" and there are sins of omission as James 4: 1 7 says, "'Therefore to him that knoweth to do good, and doeth it not, to him it is sin." Whether the sin is open or in secret, the penalty \.vill be administered by God.

However. thou~h we :,in I believe th;1t all men have an opportunity for repent' ance and can have E,alvation tlHC)\ll~h .Tc.rut; Christ. "If \'Jl: confc.c.s our sin,!;,> he jr,; faithful and just to fOrf!.ivc 11,;; our :'.1 n r", and to cleanse us from all unrightcou!:.nc.r,'>." 1 John 1: ~). Thuugh c;ich rnan 11;tb ;nl

or port uni ty to receive f·a 1 v;\ ti un, none jr. com pc 11 c cJ to; j C C cpt j t; j t m u r' t b (' ; In;! c t of his o\vn f rcc \vij L

Jus t tor c pea t ; 1 ~ e t {() r m u 1a s u c h ; if·;. Ll I take Christ as my pcrsuna] Sa vjour," doc.,'; not ;jE.:;url~ us (if .ca]v:itiun, unlcr,c, by strength (If faith we turn from the ()Jd life of .cin ;!ncJ try tiJ h\·c :1 heucr lifc in Christ Jesus.

I hclicvc th;lt no m;ln en) C:irn ~.;d\i;dj(J1l nor can he S;l\'C hjm~clf. (lnly hy C:hrirJ. art.:: v:c S;i\TJ . - "hy gr:I(C ";u-e ye !;ivc.d through Llith: ;111(1 th;lt nnt of your.!.(']vt'!: it j:: the g i f t (J f C () cJ: n () t . () f \',' () r b,:. lc! t any man s h 0 u 1 d h (); jf- t. " E Ii}] C .r., i ; I n \ 2: R, (),

I "helic,'c that .c:in i.t.; ;iny \",ant of CCJJl­

f () r mit y tnt 11 c dl ; I r; i c k r ; I n d \.; j JI () [ (; (J (L ;! n d t h ;Il ,l.; 1 h' ; d i ( J n f r ( i lJl .' in; HI d d f' ; if 11 '. through rcpcnt:lncc ;llH] Llith in Chriet (JlJr

Saviour. js the i-!,ift ()f Gud hy rcdccmjnl~ love, centered in the ;!tCJninl~ death ()f

Christ on the cro.r.:.,c:," - Sc-..-cntll 1):1Y B;lJ); t i .s t Be li C [,l: , U F ( I r (; ( )( 1 ! (J kl v!' d t h ( , \1,'( J r J d . t hat h c ~ a \' chi L (m 1 y h t ' L'( jUt' n S ( J1J. t L ; d \1,'}losocver belicveth in him ,c.houJd T}()t

perish, hut 11av:: cvcrbEtini-!, ]ife."

Eternal Li fc

I he 1 i c \' C t h ; i t J c ~ II f- r I).L l' f r () rn tll (' d (' ; j( 1 to live ctcrn;:]]y \vith tla: I:;dhcr. Bcc;!u!,C He lives. there 1S hope [or cvcrh~tjnj~ life for all: for He said, "1 :ilTi the re.''.<uITccti()n, and the ljfe: he that helil:vcth jn me, though he \'}.-cre dead. yet .shall he Jive: and \VhOEOCvcr liveth and helieveth in me..: shall never Jic." John] 1: 25, 2().

Since at this time t11l~re is I:.omc di.<.cu!.; sian in changing the Seventh I);l.Y Bafltir.t Beliefs on this subject I \lJish to m:tke one distinction. r hchevc that (mly C;(}d~ in­cluding Jesus Chri.c:.t ;Ind the l-ioJy Spjrit, has eternal life. The v/(JrJ "eternal" ;u·' , cording to the dictionary means v,rjth(jut beginning and v"rithout end. God is the only Being \JJithout beginning. Whether onc thinks of mrtn '5 11 f c hq.;inn jnf~ a t hi rtL or hcfore, there is a bq~innjn~~. There' fore, by definition man cannot h;1VC Cler'na]

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life. He can have everlasting life, immor' tal life, or life without end, but since his life has had a beginning he cannot have eternal life. However, in our common usage of the word ""eternar~ I think that we all 'mean ""life without end. ~~ (Though I have made the distinction, I think the issue is relatively unimportant.)

Jesus said, ""I go to prepare a place for you. And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again; and receive you unto myself; that where I am~ there ye may' be also." John 14: 2, 3. I believe that He will come again but how or when I do not know. ~ believe that everlasting life will be

the reward of the redeemed, and that our bodies, whatever form they will be, will be suited to \he new life where we "vill have perfect fellowship with God.

The Church) . I believe f "that the Church of God is

the 'whole ffcompany of redeemed people gathered by the Holy Spirit into one body, of which Christ is the head; and that the local Church is a community of Christ ~s followers organized for fellowship and service, practicing and proclaiming com' mon convictions. ~~ - Seventh Day Bap' tist Beliefs.

I believe that the universal or invisible Church consists of all those who are Hborn of the Spirie' and who proclaim Christ as their Saviour.

The visible Church, in the simplest sense, i,s explained by Jesus when He said, HWhere two or three are gathered to' gether in my name, there am I in the midst of them .....

The local Church is but a single cell within the Church Universal, guiding, teaching, and preparing the individual for the kingdom of God.

I believe that the Church should not mold all believers into one set pattern without any variation; God never meant for two beings to be exactly alike. Since no Church has 'all the truth and every Church has some truth, I believe that the individual should have freedom to seek the truth in all things and to follow the dictates of his sacred conscience in all matters of religion ..

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The Sacraments I ubelieve that baptism of believers by

immersion is a witness to the acceptance of Jesus Christ as Saviour and Lord, and is a symbol of death to sin, a pledge to a new life in Christ.'.. Seventh Day Bap, tist Beliefs. "'... We are buried with him by baptism into death: that like as

. Christ was raised up from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life. H Romans 6: 4.

It is my conviction that to be eligible for baptism, the individual must be at the age of understanding and that he should pledge that by the help of God he will endeavor to live a new life in Christ. I believe that baptism alone does not give salvation, and, likewise, that sal .. vation may be possible without. baptism, for baptism is an outward sign and expres, sion of what has taken place within the heart. The sacr.ament should be a per ... petual reminder that the individual has died to sin and that he should now live a victorious life by the help of Christ.

Jesus set the example for us and com' manded His disciples to ""teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost.'"

I believe that the Lord's Supper com' memorates the suffering and death of the world's R~deemer, UtilI he come," and is a symbol of Christian fellowship and a pledge of renewed allegiance to our nsen Lord.

I believe that Communion is a symbol of Christian fellowship. It reminds us of our unity in Christ. ""For we being many are of one bread, and one body; for we are all partakers of that one bread." Therefore, I believe that the Church should. bar none froD;l the Lord's_ Supper. Jesus did not refuse to serve even the one that was to betray Him. Why then should the Church refuse to serve any? Every person that' partakes of the bread and wine should examine himself as to his own worthiness.

In partaking of the bread and the wine, we bring to mind the death· and the Pas' sian of our Lord and Saviour. But at the same time we are showing our faith that He will come again. The Lord's Supper

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is a memorial so appropriate and meaning' ful that it makes us ashamed of our mis, deeds, strengthens us to pledge ane~v our allegiance to our risen Lord.

The Sabbath

I Hbelieve that the/Sabbath of the Bible, the seventh day of the \veek, is sacred time, antedating, Moses and having the sanction of Jesus; that it should be faith, fully kept by all Christians as a day of rest and ~vorship, a symbol of God's pres" ence in time, a pledge of eternal Sabhath rest." - Seventh Day Baptist Beliefs.

I believe that the Sabbath v.ras insti .. tuted by God at the creation of the world for the benefit of man. Jesus tells us, HThe,sabbath was made for man, and not man for the sabbath.-" Mark 2: 27. God never meant the Sabbath to be a burden on any man but that man should find rest for his body and peace for his soul on this one day that God set aside. Jesus never gave any instructions to keep any other day nor did He abolish Sabbath observance. He relieved man from the burdensome legalism that the Pharisees -had put on the Sabbath and He enriched its meaning by making it an observance of love. uIf yelove me, keep my com' mandments." John 14: 15. The Sabhath is an opportunity for man to get in tune and harmony with God by entering into His rest.

I believe that Seventh Day Baptists' should not think of the Sabbath as a tra' dition that should be carried on but rather as a truth that is our privilege and mission to proclaim to the v.rorld.·

Evangelism

I ubelieve that Jesus Christ by His life and ministry and His final command to the disciples, commissions us to promote evangelism, missions, and religious edu, cation, and that it is .through these agen .. cies that the Church must promote Chris .. tianity throughout the "vhole "\vorld and in all human relationships." - Seventh 0

Day Baptist Beliefs. The Christian message is a message of

love, of good ne\vs. We cannot keep the good news to ourselves and still be Chris .. tian; we must love our brothers enough to \vant them to share the good ne\vs \vith

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CHURCH NEWS BATTLE CREEK, }'1ICI-L ---- Thc B:dtle Creek Church meets 1951, humbly thank, ful for the many hlcs.sing:p, of the pa}"~t year, and for oprortunitics of vJorkinf~ tOf!,ethcr for the kjn}:~dom. \\/c rc;ilj;:,c our {Jhlit~:t, tion to rc1caso. P;u:,tor Al t< In 1"'0 Whee ler as necessary for the dutie.'; f;dlinj~ upun him as Conference president. Durinj.! the past quarter the pulpit has hecn supplied as fo]1o\,Js: October 2S, Rev. Hcnr-y C. Jacobs of C;rand Rapidf;~ sccrct;try of the l\1ichjgan Tcmper;l.l)cc foundation; No, vember 4 the tcrvicc v,,'as j1l chaq~e ()f the Pro-Con group, and a berm on of (jur latebc10ved Pastor Edv.rard M. Holston \l.,';tS read by R. T. FcthcH,ton; I)ccembc.r 30, a sermon \vas prc;!,ched hy Rev. I-Iarley To\vnsend of the local Church of thc Brethren.

Berean Hour substitutes have included a revie\1J of the bc)()k, "lJnwriucn Sayingr of Jesus," given hy Mrs. W. I). l\1jllar; and on Novemher' 4, a greatly enjuyed­pageant, entitled "TJ1C Bj'h1c Palace,~' har.,cd on a v,,'riting of. Billy Sunday, vJriUcn ;\ n d directed by Mrs. Lee Craig of the Lakcvlc\)/ Baptist Church, and presented hy the Women's Union of that Church. Anuthcr Sabbath we listened to the cycv,,,jtn(::,[, account of the method of (~ommunjEt occu' pation, given by Mrs. Albertine R.uks \.vho, \vith her little daughter, is a diESplaccd per' son from Latvia.

us. We must love our brother to the extent that .... vc \vould sacrifice our tirr1C and our money to bring him to ChriEt that he may have a more abundant bfe.

I believe that religious education h~i[) a place in the program of evangelism. Evan' gelism is not a process that &tirs thc emo' tions but it is a process vJhereby the in' dividual learns to gro\v in gracc~ bO that he may live a full Christian life.

I believe that cvangelistic efforts Ehuuld be continually re'examined to find ne\'J and more effective \vays of Epreadjnf~ the ,~ood news.

Every Christian, whether layma,n or minister t should consider himself an evan .. gelist, witnessing for Christ in v"Jord and de>d throughout his life.

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Mrs. Russell Maxson, Arnold Davis, and Herbert Lippincott have been added to the board of deacons.

The Ladies" Aid, as always, is occupied with many things, in addition to the monthly luncheon meetings. A pre'-Christmas bazaar realized $136.36, a Thankscrivincr' dinner raiseR $99.85, and

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these amounts, along; with personal dona ... tions, have enabled the society to give substantial aid to the Church and denomi ... nation, and to help in cases of need. The work, apart from money raising, has in ... cluded sewing bees and cleaning bees. Projects have included the local Charit ... able Union, overseas aid through the Goun ... cil of Church Women as well as through our Mrs. Lewis, the Juvenile Detention Home in Marshall, and some direct local aid. They served refreshments to the Lakeview ladies after their program.

The Pro ... Con group has periodical paper drives and ice cream socials as a means to

. build up a fund to provide a public address system for the Church. They hold regular supper meetings at each other's homes, "vith varied activities, such as studies or debates, games, etc.

The Young People's C. E. had planned to provide an altar set for the Communion table but with practical outlook has chosen to di~ert the fund towards the new heating system. Like several other groups, it has provided Thanksgiving and Christmas bas'" kets, and at Christmas brought cheer to many shut ... ins by singing carols.

The members of the choir along 'with the director, Dr. Ellis C. Johanson, and the organist, Mrs. R. T. Fetherston, de ... serve much praise for the work done so faithfully in enriching the services with their music. The Christmas service was a cantata, ~~Holy Night, H by Ashford. Solo ... ists were: Mrs. George Parrish and Mrs. Leroy DaLand, sopranos; Mrs. Arnold Davis, contralto; Dr. Leroy DaLand, tenor; and Dale Torngate, bass. A duet was sung by Thelma and Helen Ro"ve.

Last fall it \vas found necessary to make drastic changes in the heating system of the Church building. A ne\v furnace had to be provided, and a switch made from coal to gas. It proved to be a far bigger task than at first believed, but there has

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been great response both in finance and labor. Weare thankfully enjoying the ne\vequipment and the fact that the cost of four thousand dollars is within one fourth of being paid.

A pageant, ~~The Bethlehem Story," \vritten and directed by Mrs. W. D. Millar, \.vas given on Sabbath eve, December 22. A ~~believer"" (Arthur Millar) calls on his pastor (Pastor Wheeler) to express concern over the bustle and sho\v, the secularism that has become associated '\vith Christmas. ~~Can you tell me the Beth, lehem Story just as it happened ?" he asked. The ans\-ver is, "~Read it in your own Bible, and if you have the faith of a little child, the story \-'lill come alive for you." The believer becomes the narrator. and as the story, beginning '\vith the prophet, unfolds, the characters emerge from a life ... size Bible, and speak their lines before a HBeth ... lehem" background. The cast \.vas as fo1 ... lo\vs: Prophet, W. D. Millar; Mary, Mrs. Merrill Van Noty; Joseph, A. Russell Ma..xson; the Babe, infant Jennifer Diane Van Noty; the angel, George Parrish; Elizabeth, Mrs. Ernest Thorngate; shep ... herds, Jim Aurand, Ward Maxson, and Wendell Thorngate; 'wise men, Wayne Maxson, Irving Davis, Arnold Dayis; and Simeon, W. R. Vester.

Mrs. Le\vis arranged the costuming and Ted Fetherston the lighting. At the organ \vas Miss Neva Brannon. T\vo choruses sung by the choir, and a ladies' quartet consisting of Mrs. Fetherston, Mrs. Par' rish, Mrs. Wheeler, and Mrs. DaLand had been recorded, and \vere played at the appropriate moments. Dale Thorngate played the recordings.

Follo\.ving the pageant the congregation joined in carols, and a (trumpet trio ar ... rangement of "Angels We Have Heard on High, H '\vas played by Arthur Millar, Wayne Maxson, and Wendell Thorngate. The climax of the program ,\vas the offer ... ing of White Gifts. As a result, a gift

. of money was sent to the Harley Sutton family.

The Sabbath school, \vith Russell Max ... son as superintendent, is gaining in inter..­est, and attendance has been excellent. Mr. Maxson brings a talk on some phase of Seventh Day Baptist missions once each

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month. Also once a month the children "$

division shares in the '\vorshi p period.

Although the different groups have EO'

cial times among themselves, there is a recognized need for an all,church affair \.vhich \\.'i11 bring all into fcllo\vship to' gether. It has been decided to ask the various organizations to sponsor such ga' therings on a monthly basis. The first of these \.vas undertaken by the Pro,Con group in Noven1her. Following tlle Berean Hour \ve \vent to the social rooms and en' joyed refreshments, after \vnich all joined in an old ... fashioned '''hymn sing." The rest of the e\:cning \.vas spent in playing games. • . Mrs. Mable Davis has presentcd a piano to the Church in memory of her husband and parents.

Although the year 1951 is not so nc\v, the Battle Creek Church includes all in our Seventh Day Baptist family in a \\115h for a really happy vCar. May our \vitness, \.vith God's blessing, really count. and God Q"rant true peace on earth in our time. -E. Millar, Correspondent.

VERONA, N. Y. - Our all,dav Church service \'",-'as held Sabbath. Tanu;ln' 6. Pas' tor He~bert L. Polan de1h;e~ed th; morning sermon and \\'as assisted in the Communion service by Duane Davis. FolIo\ving Sab, bath school, dinner v.~as sen.-cd. Kenneth

• Davis had charge of the afternoon pro' gram in \",-,hich Duane gave a ,:ery inter' esting talk on "The Good Samaritan." Olin and Roger Davis also took part :n the program.

Our Christmas exercises by the children \"'-'ere given during the Sabbath school hour on December 23. \'./i111s Davis an, nounced the program of songs, recitation5~ an instrumental duet, flannclgraph story, and a play, uProve It." At the close of the program gifts \1,.'cre distributed. A gift of money \vas given the pastor. A prettily decorated tree adorned one corner of the Church auditorium .

The Young People's Social Club met at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Craig Shalt::. on the same evening. Gifts \\icre exchanged among the members.

The December meeting of the Ladies' Benevolent Society \'\;'as held at the home

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of 1.1r.c. LaVerne I);\\.'i!-. 1.1r.". Jennie Shol tz. had ch argc of t he w(jr~h j p pn Ir~r :tTn.

A q ui1t \va 5 ti cd d uri n g t 11 c ""Iork mec ti n I~' The Young People's Socia] (~luh VJaii

entertajned hy Marie \Vater.s at her horne n ear 0 n e j d a 0 nth Lev c n j n f1: 0 f Jan u a r y 1:'. A mu.sical and literary progr;nn was given.

The Boosters Sahhath School C:b.s!,> hdJ their month]y meeting at the home of l\1r. and Mrs. \\T:!rren Stone jn Rome. Mr . and ~1 r E . 1\ 1 den Vi l' r () v.' C (j n due t c J t) Ie

\vorship progranl. A i111C f,uppcr V.r;\1,

served hy the hostess.. /\t the hU,<e,inc!'-,c;,

meeting the class decided to viEit E(JInC

eh urch Eervi ce or rel igi( JUS oq.!:an j::,a tion once a mCHlth. The cla!=,s f,ent a C:ARI: package to needy chilJrcn.

Agnes Smith, \d)() is tC;iching in l-Iunl­ington, Lon},! I.sl:lnJ, Luuis.e l-iyde ,)"ho jr, st ud ying in Cc n t cd Ci t y Bu!-.i nO,L, Sell ()()], Syracu.c::c, T\IJlb Shultz ;lnJ JC;lJ) S1()lH'

who are ;{ t kn J i n g C)ncun Li C:()]Jc j~C, :1 nd Joyce and Leora Sholt:. who ;lTC Ltudc.ntt, in Genesco Teacher!': C:()llcJ~c r.pcnt their holid a y vaCd tJ un \f:ith i. h ci r rOi'pCCll \1(:

p~ircnts ;lnJ rcbti\.'C,L herr. I)rl':',! C~JTn'

ll1ittce.

NORTH LC)ljP. Nl::B, The Chri,~,trn;l!" activit:cs b..:g:Ul III the St.'vcnth I);lY Ibp­ti~t Ch ure h wi th til e S;d)h;l t h 1·,c110C J] pr(J' gr;l.m un Friday c"L'njni~. Decemher 22. Thi,::, ;::Ltrtcd otf \.I;ith gr(}up .Ljnl~irl)~ (If

C;ff(J]S, \l:;LS f()j]uv;cJ hy p()crns ;l1)(J !·.()ni~{·' by the chllJrcn. ;Ino cl(),lcd '~l.lith ;1 pby, "A Cbristm:u:, BlcEc,sinf~'" hy Martha BayJy. I nth i ~, ; i (h'; I r 0 I d b d y Hay c d W l t h ; I carc)lcrwho }laJ Epr:lincd her ;!1)klc ;1THl

thus missed the Chri~,tm;l::' l·dc·,!.inJ~ re' ceived ;lnnu;dly 1-)'y :d] the tuwn.".pccJplc gathered ;1t tlh: (;jthcdral. L;ttCf :nl ;1111~cJ ;tppcarcd in her hume with the l.1jH'ci;d

hle.c,slng rCEcr\'ed for (inc \l.:ho b;ld ~~jvcn service far above othcn ..

Th e prO!2,r;Hl1 .... l;;U .. , direct cd by M n,;. Ljl:! Saunders and }virs, Durri.'~, William". All offering of $32.11 \vas.t:lkcn fur the Nc, hr;id:a ChilJren's H(Jrnc. TIll' Br(Jlhcr­hood furnished treats for t}IC duldrcn.

Those \1.' ho wert.: ;1 t the (:h ur eh un S;d" hath morning v.'crc in."T)lrcd by ;1 Jovely \vorship service: follo\ved hy ;1 very jIrI'

presEive rendition uf · ... The Story of C:hri.,:,t­mas'· by R. M. Stults undc.r tllt: dlfcctjun

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of Mrs. Don Clement. Christmas vespers 'were presented that evening. The dimly lighted Church and the hallo\.ved Christ .. mas music from organ and voices plus the Christmas story in verse and Scripture furnished a restful conclusion to a "von' derful day. This vesper \.vas broadcast from the Church tower.

Christmas music "vent out from the to\.ver again on Sunday and Monday eve" nings. - Leona 1. Babcock.

At the quarterly business meeting of the Church held Sunday, January' 7, it \.vas voted to license Darrell Barber, a stu" dent in Salem College, Salem, W. Va., to preach the gospel. Darrell plans to go to Alfred, N. Y., later to complete his studies for the Christian ministry.

It was also voted to allo\.v the pastor mileage on his car \.vhen used for Church purposes. 'The pastor was named a dele .. gate to the General Conference to be held in Alfred next August.

The Ladies" Missionary Circle met with Mrs. Jim Johnson recently. Mrs. Johnson served a lunch.

Ne\.v officers \.vere elected at a meeting of the Dr. Grace Missionary Society as follows: President, Lois S\.venson; vice .. president, Muriel Cox; secretary, Phyllis Clement; treasurer, Marguerite Scott; chairman, courtesy committee, Betty Bar .. ber; work committee, Dorris Williams; pro' gram committee, Mrs. Saunders; and key .. worker, Beth Severance. - MyraT. Bar .. ber, Correspondent.

ROCKVILLE AND SECOND HOp .. KINTON, R. 1. - Much of the \vork of the past year has been that of laying a good foundation for the years of service ahead of us here inN ew England, and we feel much encouraged as the Lord has blessed the preaching of His Word far above all our expectations. We were espe ... cially blessed when we had the Word of Life Hour with Jack Wyrtzen and his quartet come to Hope Valley at the invi ... tation of the pastor. Seventeen Churches co"operated in the evangelistic meeting. Forty .. four decisions \,-vere made for Christ that night, for which \.ve praise the Lord.

A nice Christmas program was held on December 23. It included a prelude, con' gregational singing, recitations by the pri ..

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mary class, Scripture reading, short talk by the pastor, solo, and closing song. The children then enjoyed gifts, candy, and fruit..

On Friday evening, January 12, a '\vell, filled house greeted Rev. Allan W. Franz, an Alaskan missionary. After a brief hymn sing accompanied by Miss Phyllis Kenyon, piano, Lewis F. Randolph, piano accordion, and Robert James, cornet, prayer was offered by the pastor, Rev. Kenneth A. Stickney, \vho then introduced the guest speaker.

Mr. Franz spoke of the Alaskan field \.vork, sho\.ving fine picture. slides of the Ala~an location, its houses, its transpor .. tation facilities of dogs and the airplane \vhich has greatly aided the mISSIonary \.vor k there.-

Listening to this consecrated evangelist, one is impressed with his devotion to the spreading of gospel truth to these far .. away people in a frozen country.

The annual Church Dusiness meeting \vas held January 14 at the home of Dea' con and Mrs. Walter D. Kenyon with over twenty present. The meeting was preceded by a fine oyster ste·w.

Officers of the Sabbath school are: Su" perintendent, Miss Ruth Kenyon; assistant superintendent, Robert James; pianist, Miss Phyllis Kenyon; assistant, Shirley Kenyon; recording secretary, Robert James. Teach ... ers elected \vere: Adult class, Deacon Wal ... ter D. Kenyon; intermediates, Rev. Ken' neth A. Stickney; primary class, Mrs. Donna James and Miss Shirley Kenyon.

Officers of the Church are: President, Arling A. Kenyon; vice .. president, Mrs.

. Lawrence W. Kenyon; clerk, Walter D. Kenyon; treasurer, Lewis F. Randolph; auditor, Arling Kenyon; corresponding secretary, Miss Shirley Kenyon; janitor, Robert James; pianist, Miss Phyllis Ken .. yon; music director, Arling Kenyon; ush, ers, William Miner and Philip Prescott.

Our Church has been painted outside and redecorated inside ..

We are looking forv.rard to the coming year v.rith anticipation. It has been de .. cided to hold three cottage prayer meet' ings and one preaching service per month instead of the present services in the Church on Friday evenlngs.

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Rockville .also is going to take steps in an evangelistic \vay, beginning January 28 ~rith a series of Sunday evening gospel services v.tith the Providence Bible Insti .. tute students having charge of the music. It is expected that there \vill be a song leader, and duets, trios, and quartets sup' plying the special music; alEo th2t the in' stitute's a cappella choir \vill present a sacred concert. \Ve are praying that the Lord ,\viU truly bless this step of faith on our part to get the gospel before the community in a definite '\.vay and \.~;e arc trusting that souls '\vill be saved. - Ken' neth A. Stickney, Pa.stor, and Shirley Ken' yon, Corresponding Secretary (Second Hopkinton) .

ALFRED, N. Y. - The annual meeting of the First SC\"enth Day Baptist Church of Alfred "vas he1d Sunday evening, January 14, in the parish house. The meeting '\,.lw·as preceded by a tureen supper, sponsored by the Friendly Forum Class and chairmaned by Mrs. L. Ray Polan, \.vith Mrs. H. O. Burdick, Miss Miriam Sha'\,.v. and ~1rs. :Nt E. Kenyon as helpers. One hundred six sat do\vn to the bountiful meal.

A short table program '\,.1y·as rresentcd by the Sub·teen Choir, and the Youth Choir. and also a combination of the tV.lO

choirs, under the direction of Mrs. Lillian Jacob and Mrs. Evert Pearcy. respectively.

Follo\ving the program, forty'seven vat' ing Church members and EC\'cral friends assembled in the parlors for the business meeting. The spirit of the meeting '\,.vas very fine, but the enthusiasm over the vearly reports ran unusually high. Listen .. ing to the pastor~s report convinces us ".vithout a doubt that he is the "busiest man" in our village, at least along his line. He it is \"ho helps n10st to tip the scales to\vard right and justice in ncarly every venture and project of the village and county. It ~vas no surprise to us that Rev. Everett T. Harris ,vas unanimously preferred by the group for our pastor for 1951.

The other officers of the Church for the ne\v year are: President, L. Ray Polan~ vice .. president, Clifford Potter; clerk, Paul C. Saunders; assistant, Wilbur Getz; treas­urer, Mrs. Ruth Whitford; assistant, Mrs. Mable Reynolds; new trustees: Ehvood

Kenyon, C;ordc)n C)gdcn, Jaln('~, Mrs. Pht:bc Polan.

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The treasurer rcportcu a f,atisfact.ofY return of pledges for the ne\',' year. The Church debt bas been rcduecu to a 1 (j'V.r

figure~ a,nd the prospeet1:, an: cnc(nlra}~inf~ for a good financial year.

The Ladies' Aid rep(irt~ given hy jtr, president. MrE. M. E. Kcnyon t was en­thusiastically rcccivcJ as [·JIC told of the many projects the society \).';t13 t",ponr.orjnt~. She spoke of the "hj~ husinc/?,g" the ];ldlct; \verc doing in handlinR over $2~241 durinr:. the year. The Ladies' Aid haJ) full jurir}' diction o,.:cr the pari,,,:.h houre, and It v.r;u:·

an eye opener to learn that f,omc forty outside organi::ations have ured the huj]d, ing many times, durinl~ tllC yea,r, in additjon to the regubr U:;CLr., ,<:.uch ;lS Sabhath ,..choo] , Sunday .c..chuol, nur-E,cry .~,choo], and other organizations bch)nt~ing directly to tlH: Church. The huildinl-! ir in Uf,e cvc:.ry cLy of the week.

The EV:lngciic;d pre.<-idcnt, l\1n. \V. A Thomas. reportcu tl)C intt'n·!..tjnf~ rnjr.r·.i(}n­:i ry m c e tin ~ 5 h cl J e a Chill( III t hun de r the leadership of ti1e progr;in1 ((Jrnmittee. 1\.1rr. H. E. Davi::;:, ;tnJ the .<:..tudy of tVJO bO(I1:",

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Mrs. Li1l jan J aC<Jh J!.a \'(,' a hrief of tJI C

\l;ork of the Chcruh. Suh,tccn~ ;1n<.1 Youth Choirs. The three choir;; ;tre heln!r tr;tined .,

hy J\.1r5, J:ic()h ;ind ~1f!;' Pearcy. The chc)ir.s .sin/.! (met: ;{ Inonth ;It the S;il')h;11h morning scrvjces, on all holiday occ;i~:ionf:,.

:ind on many spccial occasions. The lead­(: rEa n J the chi 1 d r c n a r l~ c qua 11 yen t h u roi ;1 ,<, '

tic over the rehearsals and the oppurtunj­tics to ECr\'C the puhlic \vith their rntJ.':.ic.

The Churcll member-ship 113 over 400. The Ladies' I\i d has 88 :1cr.ivc and 8 hon' orary members; the Evan~~clica] Society h:is 63 and the Sahhath ::.cho01 nearly 2()() regular attendants. --'- Mi,(;,s Ruth h1arion Carpenter in the Alfred Sun.

An out~t;indjnl' nlorninrr f,crvi('c in tIl(: ,-, r-..

Fi[.';t Alfred Church \l:as that on Sahh;ith, Ja.nuary 27, in complete char~;e of the young peuple of the Churcll, u,t;in~~ !,;,Uf~­gestions of the United Chri,~,tian Y uuth Movement.

The Scripture v;a.s rc:td by Willard Sut, ton~ prayer \vas offered by Don Sanford,

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of Mrs. Don Clement. Chri~tma.s vespers 'were presented that evening. The dimly lighted Church and the hallo\ved Christ .. mas music from organ and voices plus the Christmas story in verse and Scripture furnished a restful conclusion to a won" derful day.. This vesper \vas broadcast from the Church tower.

Christmas music ,\vent out from the to\ver again on Sunday and Monday eve" nings. - Leona I. Babcock.

At the quarterly business meeting of the Church held Sunday, January 7, it \vas voted to license Darrell Barber, a stu" dent in Salem College, Salem, W. Va., to preach the gospel. Darrell plans to go to Alfred, N. Y., later to complete his studies for the Christian ministry.

It was also voted to allo\v the pastor mileage on his car \vhen u.5ed for Church purposes. The pastor \vas named a dele .. gate to the General Conference to be held in Alfred next August.

The Ladies' Missionary Circle met with Mrs. Jim Johnson recently. Mrs. Johnson served a lunch.

N e\v officers \vere elected at a meeting of the Dr. Grace Missionary Society as follows: President, Lois S\venson; vice .. president, Muriel Cox; secretary, Phyllis Clement; treasurer, Marguerite Scott; chairman, courtesy committee, Betty Bar" ber; \vork committee, Dorris Williams; pro' gram committee, Mrs. Saunders; and key .. worker, Beth Severance. - Myra T. Bar .. ber, Correspondent.

ROCKVILLE AND SECOND HOP .. KINTON, R. 1. - Much of the \vork of the past year has been that of laying a good foundation for the years of service ahead of us here inN e\v England, and we feel much encouraged as the Lord has blessed the preaching of His Word far above all our expectations. We ,\vere espe .. dally blessed \vhen .... ve had the Word of Life Hour with Jack Wyrtzen and his quartet come to Hope Valley at the inv~" tation of the pastor. Seventeen Churches co"operated in the evangelistic meeting. Forty .. four decisions \vere made for Christ that night, for \vhich \ve praise the Lord.

A nice Christmas program \.vas held on December 23. It included a prelude, can' gregational singing, recitations by the prj ..

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mary class, Scripture reading, short talk by the pastor, solo, and closing song. The children then enjoyed gifts, candy, and fruit.

On Friday evening, January 12, a "veIl .. filled house greeted Rev. Allan W. Franz. an Alaskan missionary. After a brief hymn sing accompanied by Miss Phyllis Kenyon, piano, Lewis F. Randolph, piano accordion, and Robert James, cornet, prayer was offered by the pastor, Rev. Kenneth A. Stickney, \vho then introduced the guest speaker.

Mr. Franz spoke of the Alaskan field '\vork, sho\ving fine picture. slides of the Alaskan location, its houses, its transpor .. tation facilities of dogs and the airplane "which has greatly aided the mISSIonary \vork there.

Listening to this consecrated evangelist, one is impressed with his devotion to the spreading of gospel truth to these far' a way people in a frozen country.

The annual Church pusiness meeting \vas held January 14 at the home of Dea .. can and Mrs. Waiter D. Kenyon v,rith over twenty present. The meeting was preceded by a fine oyster ste\v.

Officers of the Sabbath school dre: Su' perintendent. Miss Ruth Kenyon; assistant superintendent, Robert James; pianist, Miss Phyllis Kenyon; assistant, Shirley Kenyon; recording secretary, Robert James. Teach .. ers elected \vere: Adult class, Deacon Wal .. ter D. Kenyon; intermediates, Rev. Ken .. neth A. Stickney; primary class, Mrs. Donna James and Miss Shirley Kenyon.

Officers of the Church are: President, Arling A. Kenyon; vice .. president, Mrs. Lawrence W. Kenyon; clerk, Walter D. Kenyon; treasurer, Lewis F. Randolph; auditor, Arling Kenyon; corresponding secretary, Miss Shirley Kenyon; janitor, Robert James; pianist, Miss Phyllis Ken .. yon; music director, Arling Kenyon; ush .. ers, William Miner and Philip Prescott.

Our Church has been painted outside and redecorated inside.

We are looking forward to the coming year with anticipation. It has been de' cided to hold three cottage prayer meet' ings and one preaching service per month instead of the present services in the Church on Friday evenings.

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Rockville .also is going to take steps in an evangelistic \l"ray, beginning January 28 \vith a series of Sunday evening gospel services \'\-oith the Providence Bible Insti .. rute students hav~ng charge of the music. It is expected that there \vill be a song leader, and duets, trios, and quartets sup' plying the special music; also that the in' stitutc's a cappella choir \v111 present a sacred concert. \Ve are praying that the Lord "vill truly bless this step of faith on our part to get the gospel before the community in a definite \vay and \'ve are trusting that souls \vill be saved. - Ken' neth A. Stickney, Pastor, and Shirley Ken' yon, Corresponding Secretary (Second Hopkinton) .

ALFRED, N. Y. - The annual meeting of the First Seventh Day Baptist Church of Alfred \\7as held Sunday evening, January 14, in the parish house. The meeting 'was preceded by a tureen supper, sponsored by the Friendly Forum Class and chairmaned by Mrs. L. Ray Polan, \vith Mrs. H. O. Burdick, Miss 1-1iriam Sha\v, and Mrs. 1\1. E. Kenyon as helpers. One hundred six sat do",vn to the bountiful mea1.

A short table program \vas rresen ted by the Sub,tecn Choir, and the Youth Choir, and also a combination of the t",vo choirs, under the direction of Mrs. Lillian Ja(:ob and Mrs. Evert Pearcy. respectively.

Follo\l:ing the program, forty'seven '.,lot' ing Church members and .£everal friends assembled in the parlors fur the business meeting. The spirit of the meeting v;as very fine, but the enthusiasm over the vearly reports ran unusually high. Listen­ing to the pastor's report convinces us "\vithout a doubt that he is the ubuslest man" in our village, at least along his line. He it is \vho helps most to tip the scales toward right and justice in nearly every venture and project of the village and county. It v.,tas no surprise to us that Rev. Everett T. Harris ",vas unanimously preferred by the group for our pastor for 1951.

The other officers of the Church for the new year are: Presiden t, L. Ray Po] an ~ vice'president, Clifford Potter; clerk. Paul C. Saunders; assistant, Wilbur Getz; treas' urer, Mrs. Ruth Whitford; assistant, Mrs. Mable Reynolds; new trustees: Elwood

Kenyon, C;urJon ()gdcn, Mrs, Phebe Pohn.

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The treaEurcr reported a [SatJrJ::ctury return of pledj:!c.5 for the nC\I/ ye.ar. The Church debt has heen reduced to a 1<)\1/

figure l and the prospecu, arc cncouraf:jnf~ for a good financial yca.r.

The Ladies' Aid report, f;lven by itt, rresidcnt, MrE. l\1. E. Kenyon, v,ras en .. thusiastically receiveJ as ~he told of the many projects the society \va.s spon50rinf~. She spoke of t~c "big business" the ladief:; \l;cre doing in handling over $2,241 durinf~ the year. The Ladies' Aid has full juriE' diction over the parish houE,e, and it .... N;tf;

an eye opener to learn that some forty outside organizations have llF-cd the huild, ing many times durjnf~ the year, in addition to the regubr users Eueh ;;p; Sabhath F~chool, Sunday school, IlllrE-Cr/ [<.choo] , and othc.r organizations beJon/~in~ directly to the Church. The huilding i.e in lUC: every day of the v.'eek.

The E\"an~~cJjcal prc.<·,iJcnt. }.-irr::. \V. A. Thuma.c. reported the inkr('.r:tjnJ~ mir:!c.i(ill' ary meetjngF helJ each m()nth under tJ) c leadership of the program c()mmittce. }'1rr., H. E. DaviE~ and the study of 1\vo hoc,kr., "Japan B('gin~ Af~::.in·' ;iT1J "So Sure of ·L; t ~ "

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Mrs. Lil1i;Hl j;{coh g;n'c ;1 brief of the wurk ()[ the Cherub. Suh-tccn l and Youth Choirs. The thrcc: chulfE ;lfC: bein!Y tr;lincd ..... hy ~1rs. J;ienb and }'1rF.. Pca.rcy. The cn<'JirE sing (,nee a month at thc Sahhath morning services, on all holiday occ;H~jonE. and on m;!ny special occ1s1ons. TI1C lead­~:rs ;H1J die children arc equally cnthurji;u~' tic over the rehearsals and the opportunj, tics to serve the ruhlic v;ith their lTHnic.

The Church mcmbc:rf:.hip is (Jvc.r 400. The Ladics" ,\id has 88 active and 8 hon' orary members; the Evangelical Society has 63 and the Sahhath E.cho()} ncarly 200 regular attcncbnts. -- }viif'.s Ruth h-i;lrl(HI Carpenter in tilC Al fred Sun.

An out.~tanJjn)~ morning r,ervlce jn the First Alfred Church \'-'as that on Sahbath, Jan u a ry 27. inc 0 m pIc t c c h a r~;: e 0 f the young people of the Church, uEin~-! ":Ut.~' gcstions of the United ChriEtjan Youth Movement.

The Scripture ~'as read by Willard Sut, ton, prayer was offered by Don Sanford.

and the message for boys and girls ,\vas given by Duane Davis.

HOur Heritage" led by Lola-.Sutton and Everett Harris, Jr., '\vith responses by the Junior and Vesper Choirs, '\vas inspiring and effective and depicted the part Seventh Day Baptists played in the early religious history of our country as '\vell as a for' '\vard look to\vard \vorld service and good \vill.

The Junior Choir, under the direction of Mrs. Lillian Jacob, rendered an anthem. A flute solo \vas played by Miss Sara Jacob. Mrs. Evert Pearcy directed the Vesper Choir. Rogers Baker ,\vas at the pipe organ.

Mrs. Ben R. Crandall, Correspondent.

OUR SERVICEMEN Where They Are

'(The Church should keep in touch '\vith those who have entered' the armed serv' ices and alternate services of our country. As an aid in carrying out this privilege, the Sabbath Recorder will publish from time to time the names and most recent addresses of our servicemen. Please keep us informed. Correct information is most essentiaL)

Alfred, N. Y. David Thorngate, Lt. j.g. MCR

APO 301, c'o Postmaster San Francisco, Calif.

White Cloud, Mich. PFC Marvin D. Cruzan, AF16165823

Hdq. Sq. FTR lntrh. W. G. Selfridge AFB, Mich.

"0NE GREAT TIME FOR SHARINGII

The United Appeal, HOne Great Time for Sharing, H being held during·· Lent to raise funds, for\.vQrld relief, interchurch 'aid, and refugees, is making extensive use of mass communications, acording to Dr. Stanley 1. Stuber, executive secretary.

In addition to the NBC network broad ... cast on Friday, February 9,8:00 p.m., EST, by Dr.· Franklin Clark Fry and Albert Cre'ws, '\vho have just completed a round .. the .. world survey trip for Church W orId Service, there \vill be special radio and television programs during Lent.

A radio senes on the CBS net'\vork, "y ou and Homeless People," \vill be pre" sented on February 12,13,14,.15,16, from 6:15 ... 6:30 p.m., EST. A TV series '\vill be on the DuMont nen;vork, W ABD, Tuesday mornings, February 6, 13, 20, and '27, at 9:45'10:00 a.m., EST.

Other intervie'.v programs and TV pres' entations are being arranged by the De ... partment of Broadcasting and Films, Na, tional Council of Churches. - Release.

W esterI y, R. 1.

Regular 1-1embership Baptism:

Carolyn Martha ~v10~ena, and George }"'10sena, Jr., were bapti:.ed N ovem'

ber 10, 1950.

Associate l-.1embership Baptism:

Kenneth Ed\vard Smith \vas baptized No, vember 10, 1950.

Testimony: 1virs. Ruth }viay Utter

The above were received into the Pawcatuck Seventh Day Baptist Church S:lbbath morning, November 11, 1950.

Regular 1vIembership Letter:

Mrs. Ann Elizabeth Beebe, and George Donald Crandall

Associate Membership Testimony:

Mrs. Edith Smith Gildea, Mrs. Elizabeth C. Morgan, Mrs. B. Jeanette Crandall, and Mrs. Bessy Randolph Ayers.

The a'bove \vere received into the Pawcatuck Seventh Day Baptist Church Sabbath morning, December 30, 1950.

C. H. B., Pastor.

CHURCHES ARE ALERT

The Commission of General Conference is asking each and every Church to make a study of present denominational or" gani4ation and a study of "\vays and means \.vhereby changes might make it more effective.

A study of Seventh Day Baptists in Europe and America, and a study of the organizational charters in the Year Books, will be an aid in an understanding of the present setup. - Dodge Center, Minn., Church Bulleti.n.

FEBRUARY 19, 19'51

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INSCRIPTION· AT MT. VERNON

Washington, the brave, the wise, the good,

Supreme in war, in council, and in peace.

Valiant without ambition, discreet without fear, confident

without assumption.

In disaster calm; in success moderate; rn all, himself.

The hero, the patriot, the Christian.

The father of nations, the friend of mankind,

Who, when he had won all, renounced all, and sought in

the bosom of his family and of nature, retirement, and

in the hope of religion, immortality.

From Quotahle Poc;nr cornpiJnJ hy CJ;jrl:­GiIlCFpic. Puhlir-hcd by \,Vi]Jett, C];nl:, ;l;id

Colby. DEed by pcrmir.<ion.